QUICK OVERVIEW OF JAMAICA PLAIN

·        One of 16 Boston neighborhoods

·        2010 Population of JPNDC target area (Jamaica Plain plus adjacent areas of Egleston Square and Back of the Hill): 40,336

• 45% White, 29% Latino, 18% African-American, 5% Asian, 3% other or multiracial


• Among Latinos, 35% are from the Dominican Republic and 35% are from Puerto Rico


• 35% of households (5,896 households) earned under $35,000 in 2009


• 22% of residents are under the poverty line.

·        Home to the largest Latino business district in New England; primarily Dominican, Cuban, Puerto Rican and Central American

·        The most green space per capita of any Boston neighborhood; located along part of the “Emerald Necklace” system of waterways and parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted

·        In 2011, the median sales price for a single-family home in Jamaica Plain was $500,500. The average rent for an advertised 2-bedroom apartment was $1,948.

For historical information, learn more at JP Historical Society.